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'The Story of Grafana' documentary: From one developer's dream to 20 million users worldwide

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Michelle Tan
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941
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20
Language
English
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Summary

"The Story of Grafana" is a four-part documentary chronicling the journey of Grafana from its inception as a personal project by Torkel Ödegaard in 2013 to becoming a leading data visualization tool with over 20 million users. Directed by Collins Pace, the series delves into Grafana's community-driven growth, its evolution into a thriving open-source business, and its expansion into a comprehensive observability platform. Featuring interviews with Grafana Labs co-founders and community contributors, the documentary highlights the company's commitment to building technology for practitioners and its mission to sustain an open-source foundation while serving a global audience. The series also explores the development of the Grafana LGTM stack, which includes tools for logs, metrics, traces, and more, as it transitions to a broader observability solution with both managed and self-managed offerings.

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